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Brewed my first 10 gallon batch a couple months ago. An APA that I've brewed a number of times and really like (and why I brew it so often). Anyway, pitched it in two separate carboys with the same yeast. Kegged one first, it was fine. Kegged the next one and it has a very strong DMS flavor...

Might try my first 10 gallon batch tomorrow. Is there anything that I need to know beyond what seems to be the obvious (double the recipe)? I assume that there's not, but you know where assuming can get you!

I posted about a month ago looking for guidance for a very strong band-aid flavor that I was getting occasionally. The odor and taste was so strong that it made the beer just about undrinkable. A local brewing expert tasted the beer and confirmed that it was phenols. Also, he came to the...

So far, I have brewed a couple dozen times, 20 or so mini mashes, 3 all grains. Three of these have had a VERY strong band aid taste, the rest of them have been great. Just kegged two all grain brews, BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde and Ed Wort's Bee Cave House Ale. These were brewed one day...

Attempted to build a PWM unit based on Walker's schematic today. Have everything soldered up, but I don't think that I got it right. Whether using a 9 volt power supply or a 14v, I only see about 2.7 volts on the output and not enough to spin a 12v computer fan. To make it worse, it has...

I see that Home Depot sells several different 240v 5500w elements. Is any one of these preferable? Thanks...

OK, first all-grain batch is fermenting along nicely this morning. It seems like everything went well and it was actually easier than I thought, no doubt due to all the good advice that I've read here. Brewed the AHS Anniversary IPA, which is my first attempt at an IPA. The target OG was 1.058...

I'm sure that this has been discussed, but I can't seem to find anything with a search. Is it advisable to use temperature controls from an electric cooktop to control the heating elements? It looks like the round 8" burner elements are 2600 watts, so it seems to me that if you stayed in...

(Moved from All Gain Brewing forum to here where it is more applicable) I've done about a dozen partial mash batches and have had great success thanks to the members of this forum. Have been reading about all grain brewing and have decided to make the move. So far, I've picked up 3 Sanke...

I've done about a dozen partial mash batches and have had great success thanks to the members of this forum. Have been reading about all grain brewing and have decided to make the move. So far, I've picked up 3 Sanke kegs from a guy off craigslist for $100 and will now work towards...

Yesterday I decided that it was time to dfrost the kegerator (converted dorm fridge). Had a lot going on, so instead of waiting for it to thaw, I started chipping away at the ice block with a butter knife. Bad idea. When I came in from detailing my wifes car this afternoon, I headed directly...

Brewed a partial mash Texas Bock recipe from AHS a couple weeks ago. The first five batches that I've brewded from my local brewer supply have been great, and this was my first to use wet yeast (White Labs bock yeast). The first mistake was that I didn't use a starter and it took about 30...